Matisyahu

(1979) Musician United States

137 quotes in 913 categories

Matisyahu’s reflections echo the rhythm of his music—spiritual, uplifting, and often introspective. Across 137 quotes you’ll feel the same blend of faith and artistic expression that defines his voice.

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Matisyahu is a musician from the United States, best known for King Without a Crown.

Quick Facts About Matisyahu

Born: June 30, 1979
Nationality: United States
Profession: Musician
Notable works: King Without a Crown

About Matisyahu

Matthew Paul Miller, known by his stage name Matisyahu, is an American singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Matisyahu

Reggae music isn't Jewish, but a lot of the ideas are.

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Ideas

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Judaism is my life. Everything I do is through the lens of Torah.

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Everything

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Frightened of this thing that I've become.

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Frightened

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Who’s gonna make you happy when you’re your own worst enemy?

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Enemy

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For me now, what I've come to is, we don't know anything.

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Answers

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The beauty of life is not knowing.

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Beauty

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I'm vulnerable reading people's comments on Facebook.

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Comment

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I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission.

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Divine

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Music has always been such an amazing tool for me to access self and emotion.

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Access

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If I've grown as an artist, it will be represented in the art. There's no need to explain it.

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Art

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When you meet somebody who is vulnerable, there is an attraction. There is something to that. There is beauty there.

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Attraction

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I always had a love of music, from the time I was a little kid, dressing up and singing along with Michael…

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Along

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Fan a fire for the flame of the youth. Got the freedom to choose. You better make the right move.

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Choose

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People get so caught up in needing to know and having to prove themselves to be right, and I'm blown away by…

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Blown away

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A lot of people believe a lot of things. People also believe in a lot of ideas or hold tight to a…

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Belief

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Sometimes in my tears I drown but I never let it get me down. So when negativity surrounds I know someday it'll…

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Negativity

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I feel there's a lot of anti-Israel sentiment in the world and a lot of ignorance about what Israel is and does.…

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About

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Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material…

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Birth

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I'll stand on my own two feet, won't be brought down on one knee. I'll fight with all of my might and…

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Stand Feet

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I always knew I was different and that people had opinions about me. I guess I learned as best as I can…

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About

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Literally, there is a lot of talk about sparks in the Kabbalah. It talks about when God created the world initially, there…

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About

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When I was 17, I listened to reggae music. I loved Bob Marley. I started growing dreadlocks. It's always been my way,…

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Always

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It's not about win or lose, because we all lose, when they feed on the souls of the innocent, blood-drenched pavement, keep…

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Song lyrics

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I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and…

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Being human

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There are so many rules in Judaism, and if you get into them and you get obsessed and you have the kind…

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Bit

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There is an idea in Kabbalah that the creation of the world is created through space. God is an ever present Being,…

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Conflict

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I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people…

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Always

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My mother's sister married a man from Barbados, and my cousins were raised in Barbados. So we traveled down there, they came…

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Attention

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At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition…

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Accepting

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I started performing at home as a kid putting on shows and lip-syncing Michael Jackson for the grown-ups. Then, in musicals and…

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Band

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I have a whole regimen to my day: my vocal warm-ups, my prayers, my meditations... I pray three times a day. I…

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Day

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Today, I wanted to spend some time reading and responding to comments of fans on my Facebook page. Yes, there are great…

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Anger

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It's unbelievable to me how sure people can be of themselves.

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People

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What blows me away most is how sure people are of themselves.

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Blow

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I thank you to my God, now I finally got it right and I'll fight with all of my heart and all…

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Finally

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In this life you may lose your way. It might drive you crazy but don't let it phase you, no way.

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Life

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I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.

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Digging

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The kind of music I'm trying to make is conscious, to make people think and feel and get inspired.

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Conscious

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I want to be close to you, yes, I'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty.

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Hungry

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Change is an internal thing. Different things happen or transform, and music and art is a documentation of that.

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Art

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